In case it helps anyone, here is what did it for me (but Avid really should look into this) ... I'd tracked it down to a spanned linked P2 clip causing my drive to vanish. To really test it, I copied the two P2 card folder copies to a different drive (it was a very long take that spanned two cards...
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Good afternoon. I have a project that I created and worked on at the end of 2015. Since then the system storage has changed quite a bit, but I have all the media. I have run into a few challenges that even after 10+ years with AVID I cannot figure out. 1. P2 media was used. The media is on a different...
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Hey, I'm having a strange problem with P2-import that started with MC 8.5.2. When using legacy import, you'll get the previous P2-cards clips into your bin with the new import. Just to clarify: Stick a P2-card (A) into the slot 1 import clips to bin take the card (A) out and put a new one in...
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Hello all, I'm at my wits end between AVID and Panasonic on a specific compatibility issue between Panasonic P2 Card Readers and AVID Newscutter 10.5.4007, so I wanted to post the problem here and see if anyone has run into it before. I'm working in an enterprise environment, and all of the computers...
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Ok - strictly not talking to a PC rather than Avid - but just a quick post to see if anyone had the experience and has a fix? Used cam for 4 years via USB2 to offload P2 cards. Wobbly yesterday and no talkie any more - had a couple of connections and unsuccesful slow transfers but that is worse than...
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Hi, I don't seem to be able to find a compatible P2 AMA plugin for MC 8.1. I can download V4.4 and V4.5 which cover MC 8.4 onwards or I can download V2.6 which is too old for my MC 8.1. Looking at the compatilibily chart I think I need V4.2. Any help would be greatly apprciated. Leigh
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In case anyone has this problem and using internet/forum search for solution. I upgraded to MC 8.4 and could not successfully link to my P2 files, even though I updated the P2 Plugin from Panasonic. This is what would happen while my P2 card was connected. In Media Composer... File>Link to Media....
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I'm working on a production that's shooting with the new Panasonic Varicam 35. This camera creates both RAW files, and simultaneously a set of HD Proxy files which are saved in a P2 file structure. The idea is to use this second set of files for offline editing, eliminating the need for a Resolve...
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